Method and System for Detecting a Biological Substance by Hyperspectral Imaging

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising adding to the sample a bio-marker that directly or indirectly binds to said substance, wherein said library comprises hyperspectral signatures of said bio-markers.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said collecting is from a mammalian subject.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising collecting the sample from a plant.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising applying a thermal treatment to the sample prior to said imaging.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said hyperspectral imaging system includes a microscope, and wherein said substance is a virus.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said virus is an airborne virus.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said substance is a fungus.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said hyperspectral imaging system includes a microscope, and wherein said substance is a bacterium.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said hyperspectral signatures in said library comprises a hyperspectral image.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said illuminating includes illuminating the sample by light from at least two different directions simultaneously.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of hyperspectral images of the sample are acquired from two different viewpoints with respect to the entire sample.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said illuminating includes illuminating the sample by one of at least one broadband light source and a light source having a width of less than 20 nm.